According to Census Bureau data, national rent prices have gone up every year since 2012, and every quarter since the second quarter of 2013.

Metro Area

% Rent Increase YY

San Francisco, CA

15.60%

San Diego, CA

11.30%

Oakland, CA

10.80%

Denver, CO

10.6%

Atlanta, GA

8.80%

Rent growth also accelerated in the last month. Year-over-year rent increases were higher in May than in April in 21 of the 25 largest markets.

Cities where rent is growing the fastest are St. Louis, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Oakland. St. Louis lead the pack with a 6.10% increase in year-over-year rent growth from April to May.

Metro Area

Rent Increase, April to May

St. Louis, MO-IL

6.10%

Sacramento, CA

5.80%

Philadelphia, PA

5.50%

Baltimore, MD

5.00%

Oakland, CA

3.90%

The worst place for renters to be? San Francisco.

Rent in the city by the Bay went up 15.6% since last year, and that city also has the dubious of honor of hosting America’s most expensive rental units. The median rent for a 2-bedroom dwelling in San Francisco is a whopping $3,550.

Metro Area

Median Rent

San Francisco, CA

$3,550

New York, NY-NJ

$3,500

Oakland, CA

$2,450

Miami, FL

$2,400

Boston, MA

$2,350

That’s the highest in the nation, and over $1,000 more than all other cities except the New York City metro area. (Average 2-bedroom rent around the Big Apple is $3,500).